LBN 471 - Wolf-Rayet Emission Nebula

by Olly Barrett

Objects in field: LDN 1150, LDN 1154, LDN 1156, LDN 1161, LDN 1163, LBN 471, LBN 473, Sh2-132, B369, RW Cep

Equipment: Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED, ZWO ASI2600MM Pro

Integration: 44h 40m

LBN471 is a rich Hii region with star clusters, very faint emission nebulae, and dark dust regions. Located in the southern portion of the constellation Cepheus and part of the Lion Nebula. It is roughly 10,000 to 12,000 light-years away, 220 light years in size and is in the Perseus arm of the MilkyWay Galaxy. Primarily an emission nebula with some massive stars responsible for ionizing the gas…